The Wisconsin Idea

Culture
Building an Alternative to Capitalism From the Ground Up
A primer on the solidarity economy.
Dayton Martindale
Feature
The Tax Bill Battle Shows the Left Needs a “Single Payer of Fiscal Policy”
A conversation with Michael Kink, executive director of the Strong Economy for All Coalition.
Sarah Jaffe
Feature
Fascism in the United States Can’t Be Defeated Without a Mass Movement
A broad-front approach means drawing from a range of social movements—all those harmed by the reactionary right.
Shane Burley
Culture
Viewing the USSR Through Red-Tinted Glasses
The writings of Svetlana Alexievich cut through the fog of propaganda surrounding the Soviet Union.
Jane Miller
Feature
After the Keystone XL Approval, Here’s What’s Next for the Climate Movement
The battle is far from over—and has already transformed the way environmental campaigns are waged.
Kate Aronoff
Dispatch
Trial by Peace Circle: How a Chicago Community Is Pursuing Jail-Free Justice
West Side residents are creating alternatives to traditional, punitive courts.
Sarah Conway
Feature
How Democratic Socialists Took On Centrists and the Right Wing at the Ballot Box
David Duhalde, deputy director of the Democratic Socialists of America, discusses the group's recent electoral success—and what they have planned for 2018.
Sarah Jaffe
Feature
Here’s Why Chicago Activists Are Against Rahm Emanuel’s $95 Million Cop Academy
A conversation with Monica Trinidad, a Chicago-based artist and organizer.
Sarah Jaffe
Labor
Unless You’re Rich, the Economy Is Not Working for You. And the GOP Tax Plan Will Only Make It Worse
Nell Abernathy, The Roosevelt Institute
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